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Former Syracuse football quarterback Drew Allen training in California with Jeff Garcia

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Former Syracuse quarterback Drew Allen is training in San Diego with former NFL quarterback Jeff Garcia. Allen is not projected to be selected in the 2014 NFL Draft in May, according to nfldraftscout.com.
(AP photo/Matt Marton)

Syracuse, N.Y. — Two months ago, Drew Allen stood in the lobby of the Iocolano-Petty football wing and talked about having no regrets about the path he pursued transferring to Syracuse last summer.

A fifth-year transfer quarterback from Oklahoma, Allen departed from a crowded depth chart for an opportunity to start at Syracuse in his final collegiate season. He won the starting job coming out of preseason practice, but an 0-2 start gave way to redshirt sophomore Terrel Hunt taking over on a full-time basis by Week 4.

The final line on Allen read as follows: He completed 68-of-122 passes for 666 yards, two touchdowns and nine interceptions in seven games, the final four spent as a backup.
Still, he held conviction he could continue his career in professional football.

Allen is training at Prolific Athletes outside San Diego, working with former 49ers and Eagles quarterback Jeff Garcia.

He said in December that he likely will return to Syracuse for the school's pro day, typically held in March. From there, he hopes to latch on with an NFL franchise in training camp. Allen is not projected to be selected in the 2014 NFL Draft in May, according to nfldraftscout.com.

"I'm not going to give up on that just because things didn't go my way for five years," Allen said in December.